MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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